The Washington Progressive Party (WAPP) is a minor political party in
Washington state
Washington (), officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. Named for George Washington—the first U.S. president—the state was formed from the western part of the Washington ...
affiliated with the
National Progressive Party. The current chair of the party is Ashley Stallworth accompanied, by vice-chair Stephanie Browne. The party advocates for
leftist politics and policies including Medicare for All as
Single-payer healthcare
Single-payer healthcare is a type of universal healthcare in which the costs of essential healthcare for all residents are covered by a single public system (hence "single-payer").
Single-payer systems may contract for healthcare services from ...
and the
Green New Deal
Green New Deal (GND) proposals call for public policy to address climate change along with achieving other social aims like job creation and reducing economic inequality. The name refers back to the New Deal, a set of social and economic refo ...
. It had three candidates running under its name in 2020, Kathryn Lewandowsky for Washington
Legislative District 39, Taylor Zimmerman for Washington
Legislative District 10, and Gentry Lange for
Washington's Secretary of State.
Political positions
Healthcare
The WAPP supports universal, single-payer healthcare, and abortion rights.
Education
The WAPP supports universal pre-K, tuition-free public colleges and universities, Education in American Sign Language, Education in both English and a person's first language, Free lunch, Free school transportation, school mental health services, changing class sizes and hiring more teachers.
Housing
The WAPP supports an increase in public investment to create affordable housing, as well as rent control, housing subsidies, supportive services for renters, updating housing codes to include unconventional and wheeled housing and they oppose homeless sweeps. All with the goal to eliminate involuntary homelessness.
References
Political parties in Washington (state)
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Washington (state)
Washington (), officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. Named for George Washington—the first U.S. president—the state was formed from the western part of the Washington ...
State and local socialist parties in the United States